X Window System (wiki), with any desktop environment (wiki). procps containing pgrep (man page): In Ubuntu the package is in the main part of official archive.One more necessary package which should be pre-installed on most distributions (wiki): xdotool (Ubuntu man page): In Ubuntu the package is in the universe part of official archive.One necessary command-line tool to have manually installed (same package name): This script's sole purpose is to simulate (send) hotkey to Lightshot, be it Print, Control + Print, or anything else completely. It does not launch Lightshot for you! This is very important.It does not download Lightshot for you.It is a standard POSIX (wiki) shell script, it should work in any Linux (wiki) distribution (more precisely, your shell (wiki)). It can be recommended to absolutely all users who need to create screenshots.This script handles global print screen key strokes for you to fully enjoy Lightshot screenshot tool (home page) on any Linux. In general, LightShot is a very convenient tool for fixing images from the screen. In addition, the program offers to search in Google or Tineye similar pictures. You can save a screenshot to a file, or print it. The online editor has all the functions of a full-fledged graphical editor and allows you to apply explanatory elements to a screenshot (arrows, lines), draw with a brush or pencil, and even apply effects with the help of filters, which are a decent number. The user has the option to edit the snapshot in the editor at, or simply upload it to this site. After selecting the necessary area of the screen, all the options offered by LightShot appear. Immediately after installation, LightShot places its icon in the system tray (next to the clock) and suggests pressing PrintScreen on the keyboard to start creating a screenshot.

Then you can edit the screenshot in the online editor or just save it to a file. Without its own interface, the program offers only to highlight the area of the screen to be fixed. LightShot is a free and very simple program for creating screenshots.

Lightshot download